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BJP leader Vijay Goel shares video that disproves media allegations that he slapped a woman, video was shared by AAP leaders too: Details

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2023

On the 5th of June, digital news portal The New Indian shared a video of BJP leader Vijay Goel with the claim that he slapped a woman publicly.

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Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress posts fake survey on Twitter to claim that Kamal Nath will return to power with a heavy majority

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2023

Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress doctored visuals from a ABP News broadcast in 2018 to create the fake survey screenshots

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Alt News Co-founder Md Zubair uses misinformation to target BJP over inauguration of new parliament, misses the difference between foundation laying and inauguration

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2023

Md Zubair of Alt News posts misleading claim to defend Congress over the inauguration of new parliament building

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How media has been creating a conspiracy theory where none exists for past 4 months: Read about attempt to bring down Bageshwar Dham Sarkar

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2023

Bageshwar Dham and its Mahant Dhirendra Krishna Shastri have come under the scrutiny of the Liberal and Islamist cabal.

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Fake news peddler BBC launches ‘BBC Verify’ to ‘fact-check disinformation’, reveals fake profiles, used during US midterm elections, to understand ‘polarisation’

Siddhi Somani - 23 May, 2023

BBC launched an initiative named 'BBC Verify' to address the growing 'threat of disinformation' and build trust with audiences through transparency.

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While police arrest mastermind Arbaaz Khan, read how TheWire blatantly lied just to blame Hindus for the Akola violence created by a Muslim mob

Anurag - 22 May, 2023

The Wire blamed Hindus for the death of Vilas Gaikwad during Akola violence. Identified him as auto-rikshaw driver while he was working as electrician for 20 years.

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‘Journalist’ Ali Sohrab spreads fake news of a South African tourist robbed of her belongings after an accident in Meerut to defame India

OpIndia Staff - 16 May, 2023

Contrary to allegations by Ali Sohrab, the Meerut Police refuted the claims of South African tourist being robbed after her accident.

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Was there an agreement signed that nobody will strip Imran Khan and rape him while in custody because he has piles: What we know

Raju Das - 11 May, 2023

Geo Fact Check confirmed that the 'agreement' signed by Imran Khan, Interior Secretary Yousuf Naseem Khokhar and US Ambassador Donald Blome is fabricated

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‘Journalist’ and serial fake news peddler Ali Sohrab spreads lies to defend constable Shahadat Ali arrested for stalking schoolgirls in Lucknow

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2023

Days after spreading fake news that 5 Hindus had raped the half-cremated body of a woman, ‘journalist’ Ali Sohrab was caught spreading fake news yet again

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